May 2011: Muntz Library Features Book Display for Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

May 2011: Muntz Library Features Book Display for Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. In honor of the observance, the UT Tyler Robert R. Muntz Library is featuring a book display on the third floor. This year, we have chosen a selection of literature and fiction from Asian Americans as well as Asian authors. As always, the books in the display case can be checked out. If you see a book that interests you, simply visit our Circulation Desk. Our staff will be happy to let you have the book if you have your valid library card (for students, faculty, and staff, that's your P2 card).
If you would like to learn more, here are some online resources that may be of interest:

The Edsitement! site, provided by the National Endowment for the Humanites, also has a website for Asian Pacific American Heritage. This site is very useful for school teachers; actually, Edsitement!, which bills itself as "the best of humanities on the web" is an excellent teacher resource.

The National Register of Historic Places, part of the National Park Service, has a list of places that "showcases historic properties listed in the National Register and National Park units highlighting important aspects of the Asian and Pacific experience in America."

Sometimes, legislators will make a statement related to an observance. This is not on the level of a presidential proclamation, but it is a sign that the legislator recognizes the significance of the event. For example, here are statements by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi. As of this post, I was unable to locate statements from our U.S. Senators for Texas (if any reader does locate something from our Texan delegation, feel free to share in the comments). This varies. Not all legislators make a statement for every event. This type of statement tends to be pretty short.

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